Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Week 33 World History: Restructuring the Postwar World 1945-2012

 

Photo of Vietnam War Wall Memorial by comuirgheasa at https://pixabay.com/photos/vietnam-memorial-washington-memorial-3133299/
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This world history resource focuses on restructuring during
the postwar world from 1945 to 2012 and includes
quiz questions and answers and video links to related topics.

I utilized World History: Patterns of Interaction (Holt McDougal) for our world history textbook. It has multiple options for different learning styles and covers a wide array of information.

This quiz accompanies Chapter 33: pages 962-993.

Directions for the quiz:

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World History Week 33 Restructuring the Postwar World 1945-2012
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Which country experienced the highest number of fatalities (deaths) due to World War II? Answer choices include: Russia/USSR, United States, Germany, British Empire
Which country experienced the highest number
of fatalities (deaths) due to World War II?
Answer choices include: Russia/USSR, United States, Germany, British Empire

The correct answer is Russia/USSR.
The correct answer is Russia/USSR.

Which were the leading 2 countries in the Cold War? Answer choices include: China & Japan, Germany & France, Britain & Switzerland, Soviet Union & United States
Which were the leading 2 countries  in the Cold War?
Answer choices include:
China & Japan, Germany & France,
Britain & Switzerland, Soviet Union & United States

The correct answer is Soviet Union & United States.
The correct answer is Soviet Union & United States.

___ was an international peacekeeping organization formed in 1945 in which 49 countries intended to protect members from aggression. Answer choices include: NASA, NATO, UN, SS
___ was an international peacekeeping organization formed in 1945 in which
49 countries intended to protect members from aggression.
Answer choices include: NASA, NATO, UN, SS

The correct answer is UN.
The correct answer is UN.

Three leaders met in July 1945 regarding the Soviet Union securing communist governments in neighboring countries. Who was NOT in the meeting? Answer choices include: Stalin, Truman, Hirohito, Churchill
Three leaders met in July 1945 regarding
the Soviet Union securing communist
governments in neighboring countries.
Who was NOT in the meeting?
Answer choices include: Stalin, Truman, Hirohito, Churchill

The correct answer is Hirohito.
The correct answer is Hirohito.

Europe’s division into a mostly democratic western region and mostly communist eastern region was called the ____. Answer choices include: Golden Bar, Great Divide, Iron Curtain, Line of Death
Europe’s division into a mostly democratic
western region and mostly
communist eastern region was called the ____.
Answer choices include:
Golden Bar, Great Divide, Iron Curtain, Line of Death

The correct answer is Iron Curtain.
The correct answer is Iron Curtain.

In 1945, the United States provided $12.5 billion under the Marshall Plan to countries that were not under Soviet domination. Answer choices include: true, false
In 1945, the United States provided $12.5 billion
under the Marshall Plan to countries
that were not under Soviet domination.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.
The correct answer is true.

What did the U.S. & Britain do as a response when the Soviet Union cut off highway, water, and rail traffic into West Berlin? Answer choices include: They declared war on the Soviet Union & forcibly lifted the blockade. They flew food/supplies in for ~ a year before the blockade was lifted. They ignored the action & the majority of people in West Berlin starved. They began a series of guerilla warfare tactics & weakened the blockade.
What did the U.S. & Britain do as a response
when the Soviet Union cut off
highway, water, and rail traffic into West Berlin?
Answer choices include:
They declared war on the Soviet Union & forcibly lifted the blockade.
They flew food/supplies in for ~ a year before the blockade was lifted.
They ignored the action & the majority of people in West Berlin starved.
They began a series of guerilla warfare tactics & weakened the blockade.

The correct answer is: They flew food/supplies in for ~ a year before the blockade was lifted.
The correct answer is: They flew food/supplies in for ~ a year before the blockade was lifted.

Which of the following did NOT align with either NATO (favoring democracy) or the Warsaw Pact (favoring communism) in 1949. Answer choices include: China & India, Canada & United States, Soviet Union & East Germany, Czechoslovakia & Bulgaria
Which of the following did NOT align
with either NATO (favoring democracy)
or the Warsaw Pact (favoring communism) in 1949.
Answer choices include:
China & India, Canada & United States,
Soviet Union & East Germany, Czechoslovakia & Bulgaria

The correct answer is China & India.
The correct answer is China & India.

The ___ was developed in 1952 and had thousands times more power than the original atomic bomb. Answer choices include: tooth nor token bomb (TNT-bomb), final frontier bomb (double F-bomb), hydrogen bomb (H-bomb), fusion bomb (F-bomb)
The ___ was developed in 1952 and had thousands
times more power than the original atomic bomb.
Answer choices include:
tooth nor token bomb (TNT-bomb),
final frontier bomb (double F-bomb),
hydrogen bomb (H-bomb),
fusion bomb (F-bomb)

The correct answer is hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).
The correct answer is hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).

In what year did the United States and Soviet Union launch their first joint space mission? Answer choices include: 1945, 1957, 1975, 1990
In what year did the United States and Soviet Union
launch their first joint space mission?
Answer choices include: 1945, 1957, 1975, 1990

The correct answer is 1975.
The correct answer is 1975.

Mao Zedong of China created “The Great Leap Forward” in which collective farms, called ___, leading to crop failures & famine that killed ~ 20 million. Answer choices include: communes, tenant farms, megafarms, commercial farms
Mao Zedong of China created “The Great Leap Forward”
in which collective farms, called ___,
leading to crop failures & famine that killed ~ 20 million.
Answer choices include:
communes, tenant farms, megafarms, commercial farms

The correct answer is communes.
The correct answer is communes.

China’s Cultural Revolution was an uprising of the ___, who were mainly teens who destroyed & lashed out at professors, officials, factory managers, & parents. Answer choices include: Mao Troops, Bonzai Platoon, Young Revolution, Red Guards
China’s Cultural Revolution was an uprising of the ___,
who were mainly teens who destroyed & lashed
out at professors, officials, factory managers, & parents.
Answer choices include:
Mao Troops, Bonzai Platoon, Young Revolution, Red Guards

The correct answer is Red Guards.
The correct answer is Red Guards.

In the late 1940s, Korea was controlled by Soviet forces in the north & American forces in the south with the division at the ___ parallel. Answer choices include: 17th, 38th, 47th, 66th
In the late 1940s, Korea was controlled by Soviet forces in the north &
American forces in the south with the division at the ___ parallel.
Answer choices include: 17th, 38th, 47th, 66th

The correct answer is 38th.
The correct answer is 38th.

What was the result of the Korean War? Answer choices include: Korea became completely communist. Korea became completely free. Korea was completely devastated by atomic bombs dropped by American Air Force pilots. Korea remained divided nearly at the same place it was before the war began.
What was the result of the Korean War?
Answer choices include:
Korea became completely communist.
Korea became completely free.
Korea was completely devastated by atomic
bombs dropped by American Air Force pilots.
Korea remained divided nearly at the
same place it was before the war began.

The correct answer is: Korea remained divided nearly at the same place it was before the war began.
The correct answer is:
Korea remained divided nearly at the same place it was before the war began.

What happened two years after President Nixon of the United States withdrew troops from Vietnam in 1973. Answer choices include: The communist North Vietnamese overran South Vietnam. The democratic South Vietnamese overran communist North Vietnam. Vietnam remained divided at the 19th parallel, with communism in the north & capitalism in the south. Vietnam divided into a communist eastern half and democratic western half.
What happened two years after President Nixon of the United States
withdrew troops from Vietnam in 1973.
Answer choices include:
The communist North Vietnamese overran South Vietnam.
The democratic South Vietnamese overran communist North Vietnam.
Vietnam remained divided at the 19th parallel, with communism
in the north & capitalism in the south. Vietnam divided
into a communist eastern half and democratic western half.

The correct answer is: The communist North Vietnamese overran South Vietnam.
The correct answer is: The communist North Vietnamese overran South Vietnam.

The U.S. military sent planes over ___ to take photos showing that Krushchev was secretly building 42 missile sites after the Bay of Pigs defeat. Answer choices include: Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Argentina
The U.S. military sent planes over ___ to take photos showing that Krushchev
was secretly building 42 missile sites after the Bay of Pigs defeat.
Answer choices include: Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Argentina

The correct answer is Cuba.
The correct answer is Cuba.

How long did Ayatollah Ruholla Khomenini’s regime keep more than 60 Americans hostage in Iran? Answer choices include: 111 days, 222 days, 333 days, 444 days
How long did Ayatollah Ruholla Khomenini’s regime keep
more than 60 Americans hostage in Iran?
Answer choices include: 111 days, 222 days, 333 days, 444 days

The correct answer is 444 days.
The correct answer is 444 days.

When war broke out between Iran & Iraq in the 1980s, what did the United States do? Answer choices include: The United States gave aid to Iran. The United States gave aid to Iraq. The United States gave aide to both Iran and Iraw. The United States remained neutral & did not provide aide to either nation.
When war broke out between Iran & Iraq in the 1980s,
what did the United States do?
Answer choices include:
The United States gave aid to Iran.
The United States gave aid to Iraq.
The United States gave aide to both Iran and Iraq.
The United States remained neutral & did not provide aide to either nation.

The correct answer is: The United States gave aide to both Iran and Iraq.
The correct answer is: The United States gave aide to both Iran and Iraq.

What policy was focused on decreasing Cold War tensions by dealing with other nations in a practical & flexible manner? Answer choices include: Strategic Defense Initiative, Detente, Brinkmanship, Espionage
What policy was focused on decreasing Cold War tensions by dealing
with other nations in a practical & flexible manner?
Answer choices include:
Strategic Defense Initiative, Detente, Brinkmanship, Espionage

The correct answer is Detente.
The correct answer is Detente.

Nixon & Brezhnev signed the ___ I Treaty, an agreement limiting the countries to 1972 levels of intercontinental ballistic & submarine-launched missiles. Answer choices include: SALT, COLD, BFF, FREE
Nixon & Brezhnev signed the ___ I Treaty, an agreement limiting the countries
to 1972 levels of intercontinental ballistic & submarine-launched missiles.
Answer choices include: SALT, COLD, BFF, FREE

The correct answer is SALT.
The correct answer is SALT.

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